‘Sliver of Hope.’ Relief, Caution As Floyd Verdict Absorbed
NEW YORK (AP) — When the verdicts came in — guilty, guilty and guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn’t even realized she’d been holding.The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt flooding over her when white […]
Read MoreSearch for 9 missing from capsized boat in Gulf on 6th day
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — For a sixth day, rescue crews returned Sunday to a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, looking for nine crew members who have not been found, the Coast Guard said. Officials […]
Read MoreHester Ford Oldest Living American Dies At 116
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman who grew up picking cotton, got married at 14 and went on to become the oldest living American with more than 120 great-great-grandchildren has died peacefully in her home, according to her […]
Read MoreAs voting fight moves westward, accusations of racism follow
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDIApril 17, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Arizona Legislature was debating one of several Republican proposals to overhaul voting when GOP Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita said she’d had enough. “I don’t like to be characterized […]
Read MoreBlack Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief
Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more than two years ago to the very thing the teen fought fiercely against: gun […]
Read MoreMinnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and […]
Read MoreCop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city’s police chief — moves that […]
Read MoreFeds hit pause on J & J Vaccines
By ZEKE MILLER, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE (AP) The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize […]
Read MoreColumn: Payback for Elder, but he’ll never be paid in full
By Paul Newberry (AP) Lee Elder was 40 years old when he made history as the first Black player to tee it up at the Masters, after so many prime years had already been stolen from him by the scourge […]
Read MoreTanzania’s President Changes COVID Policy
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tuesday she will form a technical committee to advise her about the scope of COVID-19 […]
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